Labour spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, will tomorrow lead a debate in the Seanad on a Bill that has the potential to transform the lives of working people by providing greater certainty and employment security for thousands of atypical workers in sectors such as hospitality, retail and the care sector….

Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD will today launch a Bill on rent certainty which will be introduced in the Dáil on Tuesday, and Senator Ged Nash will speak on the Seanad bill to be debated on Wednesday that will regulate uncertain hours. They will be available to speak to reporters at 12pm on Tuesday…

Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD will tomorrow launch a Bill on rent certainty which will be introduced in the Dáil on Tuesday, and Senator Ged Nash will speak on the Seanad bill to be debated on Wednesday that will regulate uncertain hours. They will be available to speak to reporters at 12pm on Tuesday…

Former Union of Students in Ireland President Kevin Donoghue has been elected Chairperson of Labour Youth at the organisations annual conference this weekend in County Louth. Kevin Donoghue aged 26 was President of the USI from 2015-16. As President of the USI he played a leading role in forming the Coalition for Publicly Funded Education….

Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin, is appealing to the Government and all political parties in Dáil Éireann to support legislation designed to tackle the behaviour of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies. The Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016, which was introduced by Deputy Howlin to the Dáil on the 19th October, has now been…

Labour spokesperson on the Arts, Joan Burton, has expressed her sadness at the news of the death of Leonard Cohen overnight and paid tribute to him as one of the great artists of our time. Deputy Burton said: “I am so sad to hear of Leonard Cohen’s passing and offer my sincere condolences to his…

The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 was introduced in the Seanad at Second Stage on 20th January 2016, on behalf of the Labour Party Senators, as a private members’ bill initiated by Senator Ivana Bacik. The Bill was accepted by then Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton and passed Second Stage. Labour Senators brought…

Senator’s Ivana Bacik and Ged Nash will be available to speak to reporters at 2pm today, Thursday 10th November outside the Kildare St gates of Leinster House with representatives of the NUJ and SIPTU. This is in advance of the report and final stages of our COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) BILL 2016 at 2.15pm today in the…